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Born digital. Contains information about the ward and links to other parts of the project. 1603 transcription from Stow.
Cordwainer Street Ward is east of Bread Street Ward. The ward takes its name from its main street, Cordwainer Street, so named of
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Cordwainer Street Ward is east of Bread Street Ward. The ward takes its name from its main street, Cordwainer Street, so named of the
The following diplomatic transcription of the opening paragraph(s) of the 1603 chapter on this ward will eventually be subsumed into the MoEML edition of the 1603
THe next is Cordwainer ſtreet warde,
taking that name of
This warde beginneth in the Eaſt, on the weſt ſide of Walbrooke, and runneth weſt through Budge Row (a ſtreet ſo called of
Budge, Furre, and of
On the South ſide of this ſtreete from Budge Row, lieth a lane turning downe by the weſt gate of the
Tower Royall, and to the ſouth
ende of the ſtone Wall beyond the ſaid gate, is of this ward, and is
accounted a part of the Royall ſtreete, agaynſt this weſt gate of the Tower Royall, is one other lane, that
runneth weſt to Cordwainer ſtreete,
and this is called Turnebaſe lane:
on the ſouthſide whereof is a péece of Wringwren lane, to the Northweſt
corner of Saint Thomas Church the Apoſtle. Then againe out of the high
ſtreete called Wathling, is one
other ſtreete which runneth thwart the ſame, and this is Cordwainer ſtreete, whereof the woole warde taketh
name: this ſtreete beginneth by Weſt
Cheape, and Saint Marie Bow
church is the head thereof on the weſt ſide, and it runneth downe
ſouth through that part which of later time was called Hoſier lane, now Bow lane, and then by the weſt end of Aldmary Church, to the new
builded houſes, in place of Ormond houſe, and ſo to Garlicke hill, or hith, to Saint Iames Church. The
upper part of this ſtreete towards Cheape was called Hoſiar lane
of hoſiars
Now againe on the north ſide of the high ſtreet in Budge row, by the Eaſt end of S. Anthonies church,
haue ye S. Sithes lane, ſo called of
S. Sithes Church, (which ſtandeth againſt the North end of that lane) and
this is wholy of Cordwainers ſtreete
ward: alſo the ſouth ſide of Néedlers lane, which reacheth from the north end of Saint Sithes lane, weſt to Sopers lane, then weſt from ſaint
Anthonies Church is the ſouth ende of Sopars lane, which lane tooke that name, not of Sope-making, as
ſome haue ſuppoſed, but of
Then from the ſouth end of Bow lane, vp Wathling ſtreete, till ouer againſt the red Lion: And theſe bee the bounds of Cordwainer ſtreet warde.
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